Puskas named a Distinguished University Professor

Judit E. Puskas, a College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Distinguished Professor, has been named a Distinguished University Professor. This is the highest faculty honor at The Ohio State University.

Puskas, a member of the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering on the CFAES Wooster Campus, joined Ohio State in 2019, continuing a prolific industry and academic career in rubber technology. A world-renowned polymer expert, Puskas’ impact on her field and her students is broadly recognized.

2024 Distinguished Scholars and Early Career Distinguished Scholars

The Distinguished Scholar Awards are among the highest annual honors Ohio State bestows on a faculty member in recognition of outstanding scholarly activity, research or creative works. This university-level distinction is awarded by the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge. In recognition of the different phases of a faculty member’s academic career, Ohio State has two separate awards: the Distinguished Scholar Award and the Early Career Distinguished Scholar Award.

Faculty Affairs Leadership Podcast: Andreá Williams

In this insightful podcast episode, the central theme revolves around the importance of remembering and realigning your personal or professional mission with your goals and the goal-setting process. Andreá Williams, PhD, discusses how having a clear sense of purpose and aligning it with specific objectives can lead to greater motivation, productivity and fulfillment.

Community Engaged Scholar Awards

This year, six faculty members were honored with the Community Engaged Scholar Award, which recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated co-created engaged scholarship that has positively impacted communities. Community Engaged Scholars have made significant contributions to Ohio State's culture of engagement, further establishing and strengthening the institution's commitment to communities.

Telling Your Story online workshop

All faculty preparing their dossier for promotion and tenure review are invited to register for the online Telling Your Story workshop. Access to the Canvas course is provided through the registration (NOTE: please include your name.# so that we can automatically give you access to the course). You can review the virtual presentation (22 min.) to have a sense of the type of materials and exercises this workshop offers to help attendees build their professional narratives.

You do not need to be going up for promotion next year to benefit from this workshop. Everyone planning to write a promotional dossier in the future is welcome. All participants will learn how to create a compelling professional narrative, including presenting interdisciplinary work to different audiences, and clearly identify themselves as their story's central character.

Some feedback from recent attendees of the workshop:

“Very helpful, the suggestions are much different from what we hear from the faculty in the department.”

“Very relatable! Every probationary faculty should attend. We should offer something similar for P&T committees.”

Kevin McClatchy selected as 2024-25 Artist Laureate

The Ohio State University has selected Kevin McClatchy, associate professor in the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts, as its 2024-25 Artist Laureate. He will begin a one-year appointment on July 1, 2024. McClatchy has dedicated much of his creative research at Ohio State to cultivating lasting, positive community engagement and inclusion through the arts.

Launch of Scarlet & Grants: Private Funding Opportunities Database

Scarlet & Grants: Private Funding Opportunities Database is designed to provide the Ohio State research community with equitable, ongoing access to private grant funding. This searchable database features 800+ cyclical opportunities that target various domains, career stages and support levels, reflecting the priorities and focus areas of private foundations and corporations. The Office of Foundation Relations curates and maintains the database, driven by a commitment to supporting faculty across all academic units.

Ohio State Innovators of the Year announced at Research and Innovation Showcase

In April, the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge celebrated the inquiry, curiosity and passion that ripples through our community at the annual Research and Innovation Showcase. During the event, Emre Koksal (College of Engineering) was named Ohio State’s Innovator of the Year. Also recognized were Kotaro Nakanishi (College of Arts and Sciences) as Early Career Innovator of the Year and Enming (Sam) Xing (College of Pharmacy) as Next Generation Innovator of the Year.

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award recipients

The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational and cultural exchange program, creating connections in a complex and changing world. Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards provide opportunities for faculty as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others to teach, research or conduct a combination of teaching and research. This year seven Ohio State faculty members received U.S. Scholar Awards.

• Jonathan Jacobs – Uruguay
• Sophia Jeong – Türkiye
• Sundip Mazumder – India
• Margaret Newell – Ireland
• Abdollah Shafieezadeh – South Korea
• Lauren Southerland – Australia
• Matthew Sullivan – France